– A pretrial conference for Matthew W. Welling, 32, of Amboy, charged with first-degree murder and two counts of home invasion. Police say Welling pushed his way into the Amboy home of Delmar Leroy Daniels, 79, on July 18 and killed him during a struggle.

– A pretrial conference for Charles T. George, 35, of Dixon, charged with two counts of aggravated battery of a child, aggravated domestic battery, and involuntary manslaughter. Police say George shook his 3-month-old daughter, Tamari, in September 2010; she died several days later from blunt-force trauma to the head.

– A pretrial conference for Steven A. Watts, 56, of Berryville, Ark., charged with first-degree murder in connection with the beating and suffocation death of Gary D. Dawson, 30, of Peoria, in late August 1983.

– A ruling on a motion to suppress statements Jordan LeMay made to police. Judge Ronald Jacobson needed more time to review the 9-hour video of the police interview, Assistant State’s Attorney Stacey Wittman said. LeMay, 22, of Ashton, is charged with three counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child. Police say he raped a girl younger than 13 in summer 2009.